MINNEAPOLIS
COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

Master of fine arts program in visual studies

July

21

2017

Sight & Sound / ILLOZINE + James O’Brien

This July, MCAD MFA illustration current students, mentors, and alumni will have work on display at Solid State, a new vinyl record store in the Longfellow neighborhood of south Minneapolis. The show, titled Sight & Sound, was organized by MFA mentor James O’Brien in collaboration with his locally published zine, ILLOZINE.

ILLOZINE, published by O’Brien, is a quarterly zine about ideas and drawing, experimentation, and self-expression. The zine seeks to encourage illustrators developing their personal vision or creating a new voice, breaking out of their routine, and pushing their creativity.

“When not making work for clients, illustrators keep busy by creating personal work. It’s a daily regimen of exploration, experimentation, and keeping the wheels moving. This show is a collection of personal work by a smart group of young illustrators (and their mentors) associated with the MFA program at The Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Their work exemplifies their passions.”